Last week marked the 14th anniversary of one of the most beloved games in the franchise. Metal Gear Solidand therefore, interesting information has been released that fans should know, and there would be no better person to give details than the creator of the saga Hideo Kojima. Mentioning that this considered more than a decade old spinoff was actually going to be the fifth game number instead of the one we already know, The Phantom Pain.
This title is neither more nor less than Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker which was one of the last released for a portable console, and was considered to be the fifth official part of the franchise, and it was the only one of this magnitude that he himself wrote. Hideo Kojima. In his tweet he comments that the marketing people at Konami He did not want to put the number on it because it was a “minor” entry, so in the end only the subtitle that people knew as the final product was added.
PW MGS4制作の後、独自エンジンの必要性を痛感。垂直方向へのゲームの飛躍はエンジン完成後に。それまでの間、水平方向に進化するMGSを提案しようと企画したのが、PW。当初はMGS5PWだったが海外のマ… pic.twitter.com/M895qM18hz
— 小島秀夫 (@Kojima_Hideo) April 29, 2024
It’s been 14 years since PW went on sale. He was still around 40 years old. At the time, many gaming companies were shifting towards developing apps for foldable phones. After doing MGS4, I realized that it is vital to have a proprietary engine. The games would only take a vertical leap once said engine was completed. In the meantime, I proposed creating Peace Walker to evolve MGS horizontally (i.e. cross-platform). At first, it was called MGS5PW, but it received strong opposition from foreign marketers, so I abandoned consecutive numbering. As with PSP, the target demographic was narrowed to elementary, middle and high school students. I targeted this young generation so that the MGS series could gain fans from two generations: parents and children.
Here is a description of the game:
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is an action-stealth video game developed by Konami and Kojima Productions. It is part of the acclaimed “Metal Gear Solid” video game series, created by Hideo Kojima. “Peace Walker” was originally released for the PlayStation Portable (PSP) handheld console in 2010, and was later remastered for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PlayStation Vita.
The plot takes place after the events of “Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater” and before “Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes.” The player takes on the role of Naked Snake, also known as Big Boss, the legendary soldier who will eventually become the antagonist of the “Metal Gear” series. Snake leads a group of mercenaries known as Militaires Sans Frontières (MSF), and the story follows his fight against a mysterious military organization known as Cipher.
The game combines elements of action, stealth, resource management and cooperative game mechanics. Players can recruit and manage soldiers for their base, research and develop weapons and equipment, and participate in both solo and cooperative missions with other players.
For now, it has been rumored that in the Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol.2 This game will be added.
Via: Automaton Media
Author’s note: So if they had approved the number on this game we could say that The Phantom Pain would be the sixth game in the franchise. It’s sad that there won’t be a seventh, or at least that’s what we know at this point.
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